Morning Read

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Finance

Delavan-based Millennium names new CEO

Elizabeth Morin May 27, 2026 0 Comment

Delavan-based Millennium, a national distributor of fiber optic network materials, announced Wednesday that Christian Wiltrout has been named the new chief executive officer of the company, effective June 15. Millennium was founded in 2004...

5 Minutes

Business

Advisory committee weighs three mixed-use development proposals for King Drive site

Elizabeth Morin May 14, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Advisory Committee is weighing three development proposals for the site at 2601 and 2615 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district. The three proposals from Milwaukee-based development firms...

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Business

Vector Science & Therapeutics agrees to option to invest in LyoGenesis Plus, gaining access to FDA-registered manufacturing facility

Elizabeth Morin May 14, 2026 0 Comment

Mequon-based Vector Science & Therapeutics announced that it has entered into an option agreement to purchase up to a 15% equity interest in LyoGenesis Plus. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson is chairman of Vector...

4 Minutes

Business

Advocates for I-794 removal disappointed in WisDOT study results

Elizabeth Morin May 10, 2026 0 Comment

Advocates for removing the portion of I-794 between downtown Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward expressed disappointment with a new study from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, which explained the shortfalls of the freeway...

2 Minutes

Business

BizTimes Milwaukee wins seven awards in annual Milwaukee Press Club contest

Elizabeth Morin May 9, 2026 0 Comment

BizTimes Milwaukee took home seven awards in the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual Excellence in Journalism contest, the publication’s best showing ever in the competition. The awards were presented Friday night at the Press Club’s...

2 Minutes

Business

DSHA breaks ground on new athletic facilities as campus campaign advances

Elizabeth Morin May 6, 2026 0 Comment

Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee is moving into the next stage of a multi-phase campus investment effort with the Wednesday groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for new athletic...

1 Minute

Finance

Admirals home attendance for 2025-26 season was team’s best since joining AHL

Elizabeth Morin May 6, 2026 0 Comment

The Milwaukee Admirals today announced that the team had its best home attendance season since joining the American Hockey League for the 2001-02 season. Prior to that season the Admirals were part of the...

2 Minutes

Business

Bucks officially name new head coach

Elizabeth Morin April 30, 2026 0 Comment

The Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday officially named Taylor Jenkins as the team’s new head coach. The news that the Bucks were going to hire Jenkins to replace Glenn “Doc” Rivers, who resigned recently, was...

5 Minutes

Finance

WisDOT study says I-794 removal would create major development opportunity, but at significant cost and would bring increased traffic issues

Elizabeth Morin April 30, 2026 0 Comment

Removing a portion of I-794 between downtown Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward could help generate up to $490 million in new development by 2050, but would cost significantly more than repairing the existing...

1 Minute

Business

Johnson Controls Innovation Center-Warren Johnson Engineering Lab building in Glendale sold for $45.4 million

Elizabeth Morin April 22, 2026 0 Comment

The Johnson Controls Innovation Center-Warren Johnson Engineering Lab building in Glendale has been sold to a Chicago-based real estate investment firm for $45.4 million, according to state records. The two-story, 109,000-square-foot building, located at 2022...